Bounds of Purton, Wilts. Latin

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Malmesbury

MSS:

1. London, British Library, Add. 15667, f. 33r-v (s. xiii med.)
2. London, British Library, Lansdowne 417, ff. 22v-23r (s. xiv/xv)

Printed:

K, iii, 386-7; Akerman 1857a; B, 279A

Comments:

Grundy, Wilts., I, pp. 155-9, survey probably does not include Purton Stoke; Thomson 1954; Finberg, ECW, no. 340; Hooke 1994a, pp. 93-4, on topography, with map

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    • In uilla de Puritone .xxxv. hyde terre sunt et hii sunt termini terre eiusdem. Inprimis a loco qui dicitur Lortinges bourne usque teowes þorne; et ab eodem loco usque hermodes þorne; et ab eodem usque blakemere; et ab illo loco usque Hassukes more; et ab eodem uersus aquilonem usque ad fossatum quod appellatur olde dich; et per illud fossatum directe usque richsbed; et ab eodem usque ad aquam que uocatur Worfe; et sic directe per aquam usque la steorte; et ab illo loco usque la wyþie; et ab eodem usque helnes þorne; et ab illo loco usque la westapele; et ab eodem usque butles leye; et sic usque wrkeleye; et ab eodem usque Brokouere fortwarde, id est in principio; et ab illo loco usque la pinne uel penne; et ab eodem usque Crokrigge; et ab illo loco usque woburne; et ab eodem usque fossatum quod extendit se in wulfmere; et ab illo loco per le appeldore usque ad la freynne; et sic ab eodem usque ad calofurcia; et ab illo loco usque mappledore selewyke; et ab eodem usque wetherstocke; et ab eodem usque le esc ultra Gustingeleye; et de Gustingeleye usque la rode uersus aquilonem; et ab eodem rode usque ad locum primo scriptum, uidelicet Lortinges bourne.
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    • In the vill of Purton are thirty-five hides of land and these are the boundaries of this land. First from the place which is called Lortingesburna [i.e., the river Key] to Teow’s thorn-tree, and from that place to Heremod’s thorn-tree. And from that to black pond, and from that place to the rough land with coarse grass. And from there northwards to the ditch which is called old ditch, and along that ditch straight to the rush-bed, and from there to the waterway called Worf. And thus straight along the stream to the spit of land, and from that place to the willow-tree, and from there to helnes [or ‘helues’] thorn-tree. And from that place to lawe post, and from that to Bytel’s [or ‘beetle’s’] wood and thus to weorc wood. And from there to the front part [Old English forthweard] of brook-ridge, that is, in the front, and from that place to the animal fold. And from that to Cockridge. And from that place to crooked stream, and from that to the ditch which runs to wolf pond, and from that place by the apple-tree to the ash-tree. And thus from that to the gallows, and from that place to the dairy farm of maple-tree (?) hall. And from that to wether’s tree-stump, and from that to the ash-tree beyond gustinge wood. And from gustinge wood to the road [or ‘linear clearing’] northward, and from that road back to the starting-point, that is Lortinges bourne [i.e., the river Key].
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    • Puritona . In villa de Puritone . xxxv . hydæ terræ sunt . et hii sunt termini terræ ejusdem . In primis a loco qui dicitur lortinges Bourne ; usque teowes ˇorne . Et ab eodem loco ; usque hermodes ˇorne . Et ab eodem usque blake mere . Et ab illo loco ; usque hassukes more . et ab eodem versus aquilonem ; usque ad fossatum quod appellatur olde dich . et per illud fossatum directe ; usque richsbed . et ab eodem ; usque ad aquam quæ vocatur Worfe . et sic directe per aquam ; usque la steorte . Et ab illo loco ; usque la Wyˇie . et ab eodem ; usque helnes ˇorne . Et ab illo loco ; usque La Westapele . et ab eodem usque Butles leye . et sic usque Wrkeleye . Et ab eodem ; usque Brokouere fortwarde . id est . in principio . et ab illo loco ; usque la pinne . vel penne . et ab eodem ; usque crokrigge . Et ab illo loco ; usque Woburne . et ab eodem ; usque fossatum quod extendit se in Wulfmere . Et ab illo loco per le appeldore ; usque ad la freynne . et sic ab eodem usque ad calofurcia . et ab illo loco ; usque in appeldore sele wyke . Et ab eodem ; usque Wether stoche . et ab eodem usque le esc ultra Gustingeleye . Et de gustingeleye usque la rode versus aquilonem . Et ab eodem rode ; usque ad locum primo scriptum videlicet lortinges bourne .